So let me first start off by saying that, even as a Steeler fan, I'm rooting for Carson Palmer to come back at full strength. It's not as much survivor guilt, as it is empathy. With the Bengals and the Los Angeles Clippers now making playoff appearances, my Pirates have taken up the mantle of Worst Fucking Team in Professional Sports (WFTIPS from now on). When Palmer went down during that divisional playoff game, it wasn't hard to personalize. I could only imagine what it would be like to have the Buccos finally make the post-season, only to have Jason Bay tear his rotator cuff in the first inning of the first game. Cincinnati, some things really aren't fair.That said, I still think Mr. Palmer is a bit of a California pretty boy with a bitchy streak, and a weird pent-up hatred for my favorite team. Therefore, in the wake of his glorious return to action Monday night, I feel the need to point something out. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, three QBs threw for three touchdowns in an NFL pre-season game last year:
Donovan McNabb, Chris Simms and Bradlee Van Pelt. All I'm really saying is that if Bradlee Van Pelt can do it, how hard can it be?
Well, that and preseason games mean nothing, the Packers suck, and the Steelers still would have won that playoff game even if Carson Palmer's knee wasn't shredded like an Enron filing cabinet.
Can you tell I'm bitter his comeback happened two days after my fantasy draft?
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I know, now I'm wondering if I have to reconsider my entire QB strategy for fantasy football! I think I've decided not to take Palmer, though, because I don't want to have any little part of myself rooting for the Bengals in what are undoubtedly going to be two of Pittsburgh's most important games this season... dilemma.
ps. i admire your honesty but share in your sadness over the WFTIPS... when oh when will the Bucs get their act together??
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